suicide

Hello, cruel world: 101 alternatives to suicide for teens, freaks, and other outlaws by Kate Bornstein

this book won me over when the author said something like "of course you should contact a crisis line or a mental health professional but..."

many of us find that following the well-meaning advice to tell someone you are thinking of killing yourself isn't very helpful - Kate acknowledges this and moves on to give some alternatives.

it's a bit self-consciously hip or something but that's ok. it's still better than shelf-loads of other self-help books.